ROCHESTER -- The Housing Partnership, a nonprofit affordable housing development organization based in Portsmouth, is offering a free homebuyer education program in Rochester through its Homeward Bound program. The workshop will be held March 12th, 13th, 19th & 20th from 6:00pm-8:00pm. Registrants must register for and attend all workshops.

Hosted by People’s United Bank at 110 South Main St, Rochester, NH, the HUD-approved certificate program will cover the following topics: nine steps to home ownership; building your financial house; understanding mortgage terms and shopping for a mortgage; shopping for a home and home inspections; closing on your home and maintaining your home and finances.

This class provides first time homebuyers with all the information necessary to make informed decisions. One couple who recently attended the course and bought a house said, “This was a confidence builder. We had the tools to select a good realtor, a good mortgage broker, and a good inspector. It made the process of actually buying a house not as frightening as it appeared.”

Pre-registration is required and space is limited, so those interested are strongly encouraged to sign up early. There are three ways to register: